There are 3 choices for lv 20 polearm. There's the cruel spear, the fuscina, and this platoon lance. IMO this is probably the best one. Usually the platoon weapons aren't the best (excluding the dagger and this). I would probably either pick this one or the cruel spear...once i get my drg to 20. Current lv is 13. I would probably pick this if it's not too expensive.
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40k in Sandy 20k in Jeuno I am going to go get one now for next level :)
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Just did the BCNM last night, got this... I asked someone in my LS to look @ it in jeuno, 15k. I was like " Aww I got jipped ; ; ". Looked at it in Sandy, 30k lol *sold* . (Carbuncle server)
Should have looked at the price in Bastok or Windy >_> maybe could have gotten more... O well.
I got this for 15k in Jeuno, went to Bastok and found it was 38k on AH. Wow, my Economics tacher is going to love this game. :P
If you can get this, do so, because it will last you to lvl thirty, then go ahead and sell this to buy, unless you're San d'Orian, for a Royal Squire's Halberd. Same Damage less delay. That's 10 whole lvls ^^!
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(hades) what i did is to get my sandy fame to lvl 3 (people are talking about you) i then got drain sold that for 80k to a friend BLM (its 80k in AH anyway) then i bought one (80k AH) there u go easy
LOL funny how everyone has been saying it cost 80k-100k i got this thing for 15k (same price as a bought leaping boots) maybe i buy stuff rite wen a idiot sells it for a low price. I think im rele lucky lol.
I remember like 4-5 months or more ago this item really did sell for 100-120k. I know because at the time I my drg was at about that lvl. I can't explain how or why the price dropped on all servers so dramatically. Perhaps the drop rate went up enough to where everyone was getting one.
Either way...too bad the prices doesn't go down on other items like the emp hairpin. It's like 900k in Bahamut now. Last summer it was 200k. ; ;
DRG16/WAR8- My traveler's mantle(s) probably sold over night already... [ 100k a pop ] one mantle for a platoon lance ^_^ I camp spook yup.. My main is SAM50/WAR25 SAM50 WAR30 DRG16 THF12 NIN8 PLD6 RNG5
My LS have been trying to get this lance by bcnm 20 <bats> got slaughter like 10 times + <we have no SMN or BST> anyway Yesterday we have 2 SMN with ramuh and me PLD to go in it's was easy pray fight 2 SMN 2hour with judgement bolts like 2 times on one another did 1 time i tank all 3 bats and use invincible <rocks> we meet up every 2 hour to do it ^^
Ok, I'd just like to say that the Platoon Lance is nowhere near as good as everyone is making it out to be.
Yes, it has 37 damage, however, it also has 492 delay. To prove this, let's take a look at the damage/delay ratio compared to the Cruel Spear.
The Platoon Lance's 37damage / 492 delay = 0.075203... The Cruel Spear has 29 damage and 385 delay for a damage/delay ratio of 0.075324... Therefore, the Cruel Spear dishes out more damage over time, even without considering its additional effect.
I could be wrong, though. I may not fully understand the dynamics of how a Dragoon's wyvern works. If anybody can reply with legit reasoning why this is, in fact, better than the cruel spear, then I'm open to hearing it.
It'a not too special when you first get it, but once you hit 25 and head to Yuhtunga for mandies it's percing effect hits the mandies super hard. I've double thrusted for over 120 with 100% tp using this baby. Also it looks badass (b^_^)b
I have been dong the BCNM20 once a day for about a week and have received this lance about 4 or 5 times. dunno if the update made this more accessible but it now strikes me as the not so rare lance on the Quincy server. Went to sell this at the AH and I believe they had 12 or more in stock for around 80k and declining. If these drop at a more common rate I cans see the price dropping drastically.
I can't find any of these at an AH on Seraph, anyone have one to sell? I can pay the full price, I just can't ever find one for sale. If you want to sell yours to me contact either Cenebi or Shoes.
I scrapped togther 70k on fenrir sever for this bad ass lance, well worth it. Not only is it good for leveling, but most of the quest that have level caps dont start till you hit 20, so this is a very nice weapon for the occasion.
I F****ng love my platoon lance, matter of fact I feel like doing the quest for it just to sell it. I bought mine at the AH, for around 40K and damn was it worth it. I have a royal Squire's Halberd for my level 30 WAR, So now I have a weapon that does 37DMG at levle 20!!!!! and this thing will last me until I get my Lizard Piercer at 34, LOL this weapon was worth the 40K I coughed up for it. plus I dont have to change weapons for 14 levels lol
Is it that easy to get to do the fight? And do you know who to trade the 20 BTM seals too in juno? also, are you refering to the outpost in west ronf to trade the orb too? also (lol), does it automatically reduce my lvl to 20, or can I only do it when I hit 20? (My main was 30 WHM, now I am 9 DRG/4 WHM...
pleas advise, never done any BCM before....but I want this lance for free... and I wont the cghallenge...thank you. (also, is it a solo only fight????) any info appreciated... TY
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- trade the seals to shami, i think his name is, in port
- no, the ghelsba outpost, like what it says in the name (specifically the door for the save the children mission)
-the 20 is just the cap, technically you can do it whenever the hell you want, but if you're over 20, you're lvl will eb redcued to 20 temporarily, and if you're less than 20, what the hell are you doin the bcnm for?
-you can solo it if you wanna waste 20 beastman seals, only way you could possibly solo it is as a bst, otherwise, max people is 3
i saw this the other day in bastok i was like WHOA! i need this. no one has one up for sale right now, so instead i got a Cruel Spear. For some time i'm going to use that spear and upgrade to this one before i hit the jungle. probebly a good idea since cruel impair evasion, a plus until rdm gets gravity
i am a 26 whm, and id like to do this bcnm for when i get my drg soon... will my lvl be capped at 20 like with eco warrior, or will i not be able to do this?
What the hell is the reason/point of making this so expensive? I've been a dragoon for 20 levels, using the same things i did as a war, and naturally i wanted to try out a lance...but NOPE! can't because this thing is disgustingly overpriced. I don't know about you, but i don't have that kinda money laying around, and if i did i wouldnt spend that much on a level 20 weapon! Am i just gonna have to wait until i can use lances?
Dude quit yer bitchin and do the BCNM if you dont wana pay for it jeesh we all are taking the hit from the gil sellers and buyers but if you want just stick with the cruel spear me i'll take the INSANE damage
You've got to consider, this one lance will last a DRG for 10+ levels, that's got to be worth something. At level 20 the only other decent spear is the Cruel Spear with DMG29/385 (and a few other mods.) The next spear to even approach the damage of this is the Military Spear at 28, and the Royal Squire's Halberd at 30 to match (and beat, based on DMG to Delay).
Sure, it's a lot of money, but having such a strong leg up on the competition at that level would be invaluable to getting through the 20's quickly, I'd think. Yeah, the delay's high, but I was a gaxe-wielding WAR in a previous life, so it's not bad. :-P
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On Mystery Tour, the BCNM 20 Battle that u get this Weapon from, is the one at Waughroon Shrine. Battle Name : Crustacean Conundrum. So, I hope someone can comfirm this.
Im in the Valefor Server and i really really need one of these, althought im short on gil for what they go for here. I only have 30k... anyone willing? Msg me in game: Duvub
I, by some frickin miracle, got my platoon lance for 14k on Siren server. I wasn't even expecting to get it, just put in a random bid and got it. The price history was 70k btw. I nearly pissed my pants when it said "You were able to purchase the Platoon Lance for 14,000 gil".
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Posted:Jun 25 2004 at 8:27 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Its hard to do this I diied the first time but when we got it where I had 2 RNG's and me the BLM I sleep the big one and bind the other then the RNG just unleash hell on the one not effected
I got it for 60,000 but the sales were amazing for this kind of weapon. The most recent sales were within 3 real days of when i bought mine, so i could probably sell quickly and inflate the price, because last i checked there were no other platoon lances up for sale.
I bought this for 40K. Very good weapon, can't wait til 34 for another lance :). I was luck enough to find it on AH before another dragoon, hehe. But yes, Shiva, Jeuno AH, 40K+ for this piece of equipment. I feel like a few Dragoon now.
It's not really a quest. I have never done a BCNM before, but as far as I know, you must go to Jeuno (I don't know where in the city, sorry) and trade in the number of beastseals equal to the BCNM lvl you are doing. So in this case 20. After that you will get an Orb. You trade the orb to something in the Outpost (Is it the hut door?) and you will battle the BCNM and if you beat it, and your lucky, it will drop the Lance. =)
If anyone ever wants to sell a platoon lance on the Quetzalcoatl server, send my character, Fecant, a tell or a message if i'm not on. Will pay 20,000.
How do you go about doin this quest? Do you just go to the outpost? I was gunna do this quest with my two friends tonight, but it doesn't give too much info on how to do the quest.